I'm a pastor in Rochester, NY. I'm starting this blog to broaden a conversation about scripture that's happening by email in my congregation. Exciting things happen when people engage with God's living word in everyday life, so let's see what happens here. You can learn more about Laurelton from our website (laureltonchurch.org) or even better, in person.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

children or adults

Good evening brothers and sisters,Paul continues his argument that
quarreling and division is a sign of poor spiritual life. Teachers,
pastors and other leaders are God's servants to build up the church, but
it is all about God. The teachers we follow can make a big difference
in our life, but the foundation of our life is Jesus. As the election
draws closer, let's remember what is important. We are each made in
God's image; we are brothers and sisters in Christ. Our political
opinions are important, but they are not ultimate.

God bless,Sam

1
Corinthians 3:1-10

And so, brothers and sisters, I could not
speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants
in Christ. 2I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not
ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, 3for you are
still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you,
are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations? 4For
when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you
not merely human?

5What then is Apollos? What is Paul?
Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. 6I
planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7So neither the
one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the
growth. 8The one who plants and the one who waters have a common
purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. 9For
we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10According
to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a
foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with
care how to build on it.

About Me

I am a Presbyterian minister and a paramedic. I'm the pastor of Laurelton United Presbyterian Church on the edge of Rochester, NY. We've been discussing scripture by email with pretty exciting results and I think it's time to broaden the conversation.